Politics

A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kawu Baraje, has revealed how the northern leaders of the party arrived at Iyorchia Ayu as their consensus candidate ahead of the national convention. Mr Ayu, a former Senate President and minister, was announced as the region’s candidate after a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, who doubles as the chair of the PDP National Convention Organising Committee, announced after the meeting that Mr Ayu emerged from the three aspirants presented by the three geopolitical zones. The main opposition party will hold its…

Iyorchia Ayu Emerges Consensus Chairmanship Candidate Of PDP Former Senate President Iyorchia Ayu has emerged the consensus chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His choice came after a marathon meeting of the Northern Caucus of the PDP held at Bauchi State Governors’ Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the PDP had zoned the position of National Chairman to the North apart from endorsing the decision of Zoning Committee which said the current National Working Committee (NWC) positions be swapped between the North and the South. Details later…

North-East Stakeholders Pick Senator Ningi As Consensus Candidate For PDP Chair Stakeholders and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the North-East have picked Senator Abdul Ningi, a former deputy senate majority leader, as the zone’s consensus candidate for the national chairmanship position. The 61-year old Sociology alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University currently serves as the senator representing Bauchi Central senatorial district. It means that PDP’s elective October 30 National Convention has boiled down to a three-horse race. Ningi will be squaring off against former Senate President Iyorchia Ayu, the North-Central’s consensus candidate, and former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim…

After over two hours of fierce legal fireworks by lawyers, the Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja affirmed former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in the November 6, 2021, election in Anambra State. The apex court also returned Chief Victor Oye as the National Chairman of the party. In a judgment of a five-man panel of justices of the court, the appeal filed by one Jude Okeke was dismissed on the ground of being an abuse of court process. Justice Mary Peter…

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Chijioke Paul Okeifufe has commended the current leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu. Okeifufe said Kalu's unassuming leadership has reunited the party and is also responsible for the recent massive defection into the APC from the opposition party in the south east geo-political zone. According to him, "Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is the noiseless oxygen to the party in the southeast region," He said, "The entering of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the former governor of Abia state into the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday 16th…

North-West Adopts Ex-Katsina Gov Shema As Consensus Candidate For PDP Chair Former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema has emerged as the North-West’s consensus Candidate for the National Chairman of the People’ Democratic Party (PDP). Shema’s candidacy was endorsed during the just-concluded North-West Expanded Caucus meeting of PDP chieftains on Wednesday. Shema’s emergence squares him off against former Senate President Iyorchia Ayu, who won the North Central Zone’s shadow selection on Tuesday to emerge as preferred candidate from the Middle Belt. Details later.

Ahead of Anambra State Governorship election, the Deputy Governor of the State, Dr. Nkem Okeke has officially defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday received APC Caretaker Committee Chairman and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Anambra Deputy Governor Dr. Nkem Okeke and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma. Dr. Okeke is now a member of the ruling Party after dumping his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance. Dr. Okeke first served as Anambra State Commissioner for Economic Planning, and again as Anambra State Commissioner for Works and Transport in the administration of Governor Peter Obi.

The entire three Kano senators — Kabiru Gaya (APC-Kano South), Ibrahim Shekarau (APC-Kano Central) and Barau Jibrin (APC-Kano North) — have teamed up with some members of the House of Representatives to take control of the ruling party in the state in the forthcoming congress. The members, led by the chairman House Committee on Security, Sha’aban Sharada (APC-Kano Municipal), are Tijjani Jobe (APC-Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimingado); Haruna Dederi (APC-Karaye/Rogo) and; Nasiru Auduwa (APC-Gabasawa/Gezawa). The three senators and four members met on Tuesday at the Asokoro residence of former governor of state, Ibrahim Shekarau. Insiders said the meeting borders on how the governor,…

Ahead of the October 31 national elective convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leaders and stakeholders of the party from the North Central, Tuesday night, unanimously adopted former Senate President, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, for the position of national chairman. Ayu had the backing of the Benue State governor, who is Deputy Chairman of the PDP zoning committee, Dr. Samuel Ortom. Ortom, after a few weeks of rooting for another former President of the Senate, David Mark, turned to Ayu following alleged opposition by some party bigwigs. Addressing newsmen at the event, Governor Ortom said: “This is stakeholders meeting of…